Provides “takeaways,” summaries, and reflection questions for each chapter

Techniques are aligned with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) DNP Essentials and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Competencies™ (formerly the American Organization of Nurse Executives)

Written by experienced nurse executives who teach in rigorous academic programs and are executive practice experts, this book offers important insights into the nurse executive role and key management and leadership principles critical for success. Nursing faculty and students will find these principles embedded in quality improvement and evidence-based practice, and advanced by Joint Commission accreditation as well as the Quadruple Aim and Magnet Designation models. The book addresses critical business topics such as health care policy, informatics, and business planning, and also offers a glimpse into today’s C-Suite and the complex contemporary business challenges being navigated by today’s healthcare executives.

From the Foreword

The editors and their contributors have done an outstanding job of creating a book that will be of benefit to nurses during their doctoral training and in their professional practice.

The book offers proven approaches for nurse leaders in working collaboratively with C-Suite colleagues by analyzing long-term strategies and the ways organizations position themselves for future success. Strategic initiatives are presented in terms of 1) finance, 2) knowledge management, and 3) quality of care, patient safety, and outcomes. In these pages, one will find extensive information on how nursing professionals work most effectively with others in universities, business, and hospitals. Covered here are ways nurse leaders can establish legislative agendas to implement new policies at the local level and to change laws in the political arena. In this respect, the authors are in harmony with Ken Blanchard, who noted that “None of us is as smart as all of us.”

Bob Dent, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, FAONLSenior Vice President, Chief Operating and Chief Nursing Officer at Midland Memorial Hospital Adjunct Faculty at the Texas Tech University School of Nursing and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin School of Nursing 2018 President of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership

ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of Contributors

Chapter 1. The Evolution of DNP Programs in the United States
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